Report: Alex Rodriguez listed in drug clinic files

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2012, file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout during Game 4 of the American League championship series against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says it's possible that third baseman Alex Rodriguez could miss the entire season while coming off hip surgery. He made his remarks Friday on WFAN radio in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez is the subject of drug accusations again.

A three-month investigation by The Miami New Times reveals the repeated presence of Rodriguez’s name in the records of Biogenesis, a controversial clinic run by Anthony Bosch, a 49-year-old with ties to many players in the Miami baseball community. Relying on handwritten records provided by a former Biogenesis employee, the story ties Rodriguez to usage of banned substances like human growth hormone, testosterone and other various steroids from 2009 to 2012.

The story also details Bosch’s connections with Toronto’s Melky Cabrera, Oakland’s Bartolo Colon, Texas’ Nelson Cruz and Washington’s Gio Gonzalez. Both Cabrera and Colon were suspended last season for violating MLB’s performance-enhancing drug policy, as was San Diego catcher Yasmani Grandal, another player mentioned in this story.

When Rodriguez confessed to steroid use before the 2009 season, he limited his admitted misdeeds to a three-year period beginning in 2001, when he said he struggled under the weight of expectations wrought by his first, massive contract with Texas. He has not been suspended for drug usage since MLB instituted testing with penalties in 2004.

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Rodriguez is currently rehabbing from his second hip operation in four years. Bryan Kelly, who performed Rodriguez’s latest hip surgery, has said he does not believe steroid use caused the injury.

Rodriguez is expected to miss at least half the season. General manager Brian Cashman has acknowledged Rodriguez could miss all of 2013. The team still owes Rodriguez at least $114 million on the 10-year extension he signed after the 2007 season.